covering; protection; backing; relief
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
hostility; antagonism; opposition
grade; class; degree; magnitude
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
as you see; as you can see
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
personal grudge; personal enmity
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
all-out attack; general offensive